20 state judges rebuked on ethics in 2012

7:33 PM,
Apr. 18, 2013

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Three judges were removed from office last year and another 11 resigned after investigations by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct found the jurists had breached their ethical or legal responsibilities.

The agency, which oversees the state court system, received 1,785 complaints about judges suspected of misconduct in 2012, leading to 460 preliminary inquiries, 182 full investigations and 20 reprimands, the group disclosed in a report Thursday. That's up from 14 in 2011. In addition to the judges who left office after charges were brought against them, nine judges were censured ...